This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228), supports a project focused on wildfire mitigation and ecosystem restoration in the Clark Fork and Blackfoot watersheds of Montana. The $188,997.52 award, effective from September 18, 2024 to September 17, 2029, will fund fuel reduction activities such as thinning and prescribed burning on public and private lands. These...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Red Lodge Fire Department under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228). This 5-year agreement, running from August 2023 to August 2028, will fund the Red Lodge Fire Department's fuel mitigation crew to conduct forest thinning, create defensible space around homes and properties, and dispose of slash piles in Carbon County, Montana. The funding will be...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) provides $297,983.34 to the Tri-County Firesafe Working Group Inc., a Montana-based non-profit organization, to reduce wildfire risk and build community resilience. The project's key objectives are to improve forest health, conserve wildlife habitat, and support forest industries through collaborative cross-boundary management. The...
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Columbus Rural Volunteer Fire Department under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228). This funding supports efforts to protect vulnerable communities from wildfire while preparing them and natural landscapes for a changing climate. Key activities include hazardous fuels management, interagency education and outreach, and planning to identify...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) provides $272,407 in funding to The Blackfoot Challenge Inc., a non-profit organization in Ovando, Montana. The project aims to support technical assistance and cost-share funding for hazardous fuel reduction projects on high priority parcels in the Blackfoot River Valley, as identified through community wildfire planning and...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $671,000.00, was made by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228). The award supports Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division to perform strategic fuels management and wildfire mitigation activities across Colorado. Planned work includes mechanical treatments, prescribed burns, and other active vegetation management...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $778,280 Cooperative Agreement under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228) to the Amador Fire Safe Council in California. The grant funding will support the "Rancheria Ridge Fuel Break and County-Wide Planning Project" over a 4-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2028. The project aims to reduce wildfire risks and enhance community resilience through a...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), titled "IGNITING RESILIENCE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER WELLNESS INITIATIVE" under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228), provides $150,000.00 in funding to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, operating through the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The award supports strategic investments in managing vegetation through active treatments to...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228), will implement fuels reduction treatments on private lands and conduct a wildfire prevention and education campaign in Oregon. The $155,000 award, effective from October 21, 2024 to October 20, 2027, will support the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) in performing activities such as non-commercial thinning,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Forest and Woodlands Resource Management program (CFDA 15.233) provides $349,988.71 to the University of Montana to rigorously monitor the effects of science-based forest management treatments. The purpose is to restore and improve forest ecosystem function, promote wildlife habitat, and respond to climate change in cool-moist forests of the Inland Northwest and Northern Rockies....